A week ago, I sat listening and praying in Ebenezer United Methodist Church on Capitol Hill, an historic black church. I attended at the invitation of a friend who was part of the arrests in the Capitol on July 13th of this year. She and others were taken to lock-up for praying and singing in… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Believe In Love
It’s not about what you deserve, it’s about what you believe, and I believe in love. – Wonder Woman, superhero (and theologian) We do not deserve Your grace, but it comes. Thank You for that. And thank You, too, for giving us love to believe in. Even now. Yes, especially now. Amen Jennifer… Read More
Friday Prayer: Psalm 100, Camp Style
Hey, creation! Make a joyful noise to the God who made you! We talk about the Lord with excitement. We sing to God with joy! As true as multiplication tables and that water is wet, the Lord is God- in charge of everything! God made us, along with everything else. We are God’s people- known… Read More
Thursday Prayer
O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I am worn down and ticked off. You discern my thoughts from far away. (To be fair, you made that kind of easy when you made my face to show ALL THE THOUGHTS, all the time…) You give me work to do and… Read More
Wits’ Ends Day: Escape Room Challenge
Last week I was “locked” in a room along with six family members and four random strangers. We had one hour to solve the puzzles that would give us the code to get the medallion that would unlock the door. You’ll be happy to know that my group made it out with ten minutes to… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Divine Creator, who aligns my body, mind, and soul, My heart is racing right now. Palpitations have emerged victorious. Anxiety is my companion since childhood. As life progressed it has invited itself without permission. It has made me overthink, over-care, overwork. And sometimes baby steps have been the only way to move forward in life.… Read More
Sunday Prayer
Holy One, Your Love. Oh! We are scattered and shattered, Reckless and reckoning, We throw and toss and hope something sticks… or takes root, and You just say, “I’ve got this, dear servant. Go out and scatter some more. ” Amen. The Rev. Karla Miller is Minister for Community Life at Old North Church… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Just Right
Well, God, I’m pretty sure there’s not enough. Or if there is, It (whatever It may be) will be divided in such a way that I do not get my share. At the same time, I’m also fairly certain that there’s too much. That I’ll be swept away by It (whatever It may be) or… Read More
Friday Festival: All Connected!
This week, reminders that we come from a variety of places and points of view abound in the blog ring. This one cracked me up when it appeared first in my feedly on Thursday: In Tales from the Great Adventure, Derek urges us to stop bashing millennials and help them fix the world instead! No,… Read More
Thursday Prayer
Your word is a lamp to my feet, Lord. Your word is a light to my path. Though the world around me tosses and tumbles, I hold fast to you. Though I have doubts and worries and I wonder, I hold fast to you. Though my heart hurts, my spirit aches, and I lose my… Read More
